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Nelson Neves promotes inclusion with art workshop in Luxembourg

By , based on Expresso das Ilhas

Cape Verdean painter Nelson Neves led a tour of his retrospective exhibition and a painting workshop at the Centre des Arts Pluriels Ettelbruck in Luxembourg. The 15 October initiative, open to participants from various backgrounds and people with disabilities, followed an exhibition marking his 25-year career, reports Expresso das Ilhas.

An art workshop bringing together people from different backgrounds around the work of Cape Verdean painter Nelson Neves was held on 15 October at the Centre des Arts Pluriels Ettelbruck in Luxembourg, reports Expresso das Ilhas. The initiative, entitled “Kaffi Kultur”, followed on from the exhibition “Rétrospective 2001–2026”, on show at the centre during October to mark the artist’s 25-year career.

Cape Verde’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Communities and Minister of National Defence, Manuel Amante da Rosa, had visited the exhibition on 8 October, following his official engagements in Luxembourg. He was in the country for the 25th Partnership Commission between the two countries.

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